The U.S. State Department has started a program that will require some visitors to post bonds for as much as $15,000 to obtain a business or tourism visa.

The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.

Dulles International Airport during a media briefing tour organized by the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Press Center to present procedures related to incoming foreign nation